MY FAVORITE BRAZILIAN MOVIES AND TV SHOWS
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- CreatorHeitor DhaliaLeonardo LevisStarsMaeve JinkingsRômulo BragaThomas AquinoFollows the complex work of federal police officers in an unprecedented investigation that culminates in the beginning of a thread that unravels, like no other, the construction of crime in the country.
- DirectorLaís BodanzkyStarsMaria RibeiroClarisse AbujamraPaulo VilhenaWhen Rosa's mother makes a surprising disclosure to her one day, Rosa decides to break out of her usual obligations. In so doing she discovers that life holds many surprises in store for her.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraAndré RamiroCaio JunqueiraIn 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
- DirectorMarcus BaldiniStarsDeborah SeccoCássio Gabus MendesDrica MoraesAfter the adoptive daughter of a stable family leaves them for a new life as a prostitute, she rises to become a popular performer among her clients, and details her routine in her blog.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsSonia BragaMaeve JinkingsIrandhir SantosClara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraIrandhir SantosAndré RamiroAfter a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsRegina CaséHelena AlbergariaMichel JoelsasWhen the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
- DirectorMarco DutraJuliana RojasStarsHelena AlbergariaMarat DescartesNaloana LimaYoung housewife Helena is on the verge of fulfilling a dream as she prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid, Paula, to take care of her house and daughter. But when her husband Otavio is suddenly fired from his job as an insurance executive, Helena is left to support the family alone. As Otavio fails to find work and becomes increasingly alienated, business struggles to take off and the pressure on Helena mounts. To make things worse, she discovers that one of the building's brick walls seems to be crumbling. Helena begins to wonder if that may be the cause of all her problems.
- DirectorGustavo PizziStarsKarine TelesOtávio MüllerAdriana EstevesIrene has only a few days to surpass the anxiety and discover a new strength before sending her eldest son away to the world.
- DirectorCarlos ReichenbachStarsRosanne MulhollandCauã ReymondMaurício MattarSilmara, an industrial worker and a woman of exuberant beauty, supports her arsonist father and gets involved with two different pop stars, from whom she learns traumatic life lessons.
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsAna Rita GurgelCaio AlmeidaMaeve JinkingsThe lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
- DirectorFellipe BarbosaStarsMarcello NovaesSuzana PiresThales CavalcantiExploring issues of class privilege among Rio's decadent elite, Casa Grande depicts a teenage boy's struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral into bankruptcy.
- CreatorFábio MendesStarsAndréia HortaGabrielle LopesVinicius Faria ZinnAlice is a 26-year old woman, who moves to São Paulo after her father's unexpected death. In this intense and eclectic city, she starts to live life to the fullest, discover pleasures, chalk up successes and fearlessly face her failures.
- DirectorFernando CoimbraStarsLeandra LealMilhem CortazFabiula NascimentoA journey to the dark cutting edge of desires, lies and wickedness of a love triangle, from the moment a child is mysteriously kidnapped.
- CreatorJosé Luiz MagalhãesJosé JúniorStarsErom CordeiroSilvio GuindaneCinara LealIn 1997, Rio de Janeiro was shaken by a wave of kidnappings. Security forces call controversial agents to help save the city from thugs and also from the police itself.
- CreatorGuilherme QuintellaFelipe BragaKondzillaStarsFernanda ViacavaGabriela MagRhamon GarciaThree teens living in the same São Paulo shanty town pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and religion.
- DirectorJosé Alvarenga Jr.StarsRafaela MandelliGabriel ContenteMilhem CortazA woman moves back, from São Paulo to her hometown Rio de Janeiro, to support her husband's job. On their new residence, she forms an unlikely bond with her young neighbor based on their past memories, sadness and loneliness.
- StarsMarcello Melo Jr.Álamo FacóRita GuedesMikhael is a sergeant in charge of BOPE, always on dangerous missions in Rio de Janeiro. But after getting involved in a controversial operation that culminated to a slaughter, he is transferred to a police unit at the state countryside.
- DirectorChico TeixeiraStarsCarla RibasBerta ZemelVinicius Faria ZinnAlice, married for the last 20 years to a taxi driver, works in a beauty parlour, has three children, the eldest of whom is doing his military service, and a mother who works as a maid in her house. None of the three siblings pay much attention to their mother, and they treat their grandmother with lack of respect. Alice's life in the female working world contrasts strongly with the powerful masculine presence in her home. Although she's a good girl, the chance to betray uncovers other betrayals she didn't know existed.
- DirectorSusana GarciaStarsPaulo GustavoMariana XavierRodrigo PandolfoDona Hermínia now has to deal with her gay son getting married and her daughter being pregnant.
- DirectorCésar RodriguesStarsPaulo GustavoRodrigo PandolfoMariana XavierAfter triumphing with her new TV show, Dona Hermínia must deal with the problems of her adult offspring as she realizes that they are leaving home. She must face the struggles of being a grandmother and welcoming her sister back to Brazil after a long time away.
- DirectorAndré PellenzStarsPaulo GustavoRodrigo PandolfoMariana XavierAfter another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.
- StarsLeandra LealAdriana EstevesCássio Gabus MendesFour ordinary people under arrest in one single night in different stories of crime, justice and revenge that will intertwine and forever haunt the lives of those involved.
- StarsAlinne MoraesAdriana EstevesÂngelo AntônioBlending strong sexual appeal and sophistication, the series shines a new light on what Rio de Janeiro is most famous for: - its beauty and its women.
- CreatorAlexandre FragaStarsRaphael LogamRui Ricardo DiazCyria CoentroRio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His business skills and leadership abilities draw the attention of Morello, a federal police officer with a self-destructive behavior who sees in Evandro a worthy enemy. Two strategists that share the love for danger. The hunt down begins.
- DirectorBruno ViannaStarsPriscila AssumLúcio AndreyDilma LóesCAFUNÉ is about people who are starting their adult lives in the both violent and charming environment of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This scenery is viewed through the eyes of a young couple: a high-class girl, Débora, and a boy from a favela, Marquinhos. Slowly, they'll discover each others' worlds. What was believed to be prejudice against lower class actually turns into a fascination that is both sexual and affective - the meaning of Cafuné is fondling. This fascination evolves to the environment around the girl, to the point that we suspect that her mother is attracted to the kid. The girl's friends start leaving the city due to lack of perspective. Those who remain find themselves entangled in a web of boredom and vanity, like Marta, who obsessively takes pictures of herself and publishes them on the Internet. Débora, the lead character, finds out to be pregnant of Marquinhos. Her mother pushes her into abortion, but she resists, claiming that she intents to raise the baby in the favela. They have the baby, but he is born with a medical condition. They can't take him to Marquinhos' house; she gets depressed and he enjoys being installed in her big flat. After an accident with Marquinho's brother and Débora's mother, the girl decides to definitely move to the slum. Marquinhos leaves to work as a car keeper and never returns. She tries to find him and is trapped in her memories of the relationship.
- CreatorAlice MarconeMarcelo MontenegroJosefina TrottaStarsLinikerThomas AquinoGustavo CoelhoThe life of a trans woman who has just gained her independence takes an unexpected turn when an unknown son she had with a woman ten years ago shows up out of the blue.
- CreatorJô BilacCarla FaourJúlia SpadacciniStarsDébora BlochThalita CarautaPaulo Gorgulho'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system.
- DirectorAlexandre MorattoStarsChristian MalheirosRodrigo SantoroLucas OranmianTo provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca, but becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking.
- DirectorCaio CobraStarsJuliane AraújoLazuli BarbosaAline BorgesLarissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of "protecting the citizen".
- DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsHermila GuedesMaria MenezesZezita MatosIn order to get funds, a young woman living in the Northeast of Brazil decides to raffle her own body.
- DirectorRoberto MoreiraStarsMaria Clara SpinelliSílvia LourençoDanni CarlosThe story of three young people in search of love amid the frantic pace of São Paulo. What will a relationship unearth of their unspoken past, and can they dare hope for a happy future?
- DirectorAfonso PoyartStarsFernando Alves PintoAlessandra NegriniCaco CioclerIn São Paulo, the scheme of the corrupt DA Júlia and her mate, the lawyer Henrique with the gangster Maicom is discovered and sent to the Internal Affairs. Maicom is responsible for kidnappings, murderers and heists and his only chance is the support of the corrupt and powerful assemblyman Jader Kerteis that demands 2 million-dollars to help him. Meanwhile the "paulistano" Edgar, who killed a mother and her son two years ago in a car accident, invites the "motoboy" and thief Velinha to steal the escorted courier that is carrying the pouch with the money to be delivered to Jader. How their lives are entwined?
- CreatorLucas ParaizoStarsAdriana EstevesKênia BárbaraEduardo SterblitchTwo neighboring couples clash after their children fight, with absurd consequences. A series on how far the lack of dialogue can take people.
- DirectorCarolina MarkowiczStarsMaeve JinkingsThomas AquinoErom CordeiroSuellen, a toll booth attendant, uses her job to help a gang of thieves steal watches so that she can afford to send her son to a gay conversion workshop.
- DirectorCaio SóhStarsAdriana EstevesMarco RiccaPedro NercessianThe movie tells the story of a family where no one is just what it seems. Paradoxically, all the betrayals and conflicts are resolved when a tragedy befalls them.
- StarsLetícia ColinDaniel de OliveiraMariana LimaA resident doctor - wealthy and with a seemingly prosperous future - starts using crack cocaine as an escape from life's pressures. Although struggling against her addiction, she is often challenged by circumstances that make her hit rock bottom. This private war shatters her life's tenuous balance and, with the help of her family, the doctor must decide what to do: give in or find out where her heart truly is.
- DirectorVera EgitoStarsAna CañasLucas BrilhanteLígia CortezLiving on the same floor of a building in the city of São Paulo, Micaela (Renata Gaspar), Diego (Thiago Pethit) e Júlia (Maria Laura Nogueira) share their experiences, failures and achievements.
- StarsAlejandro ClaveauxCarol CastroSilvero PereiraDesejos S. A. fulfills any customer wish, but at a much higher price than the R$9.90 charged.
- DirectorMarcelo CaetanoStarsKelner MacêdoLucas AndradeWelket BunguéThe summer is coming and Elias has been dreaming of the sea a lot. In the factory where he works, his responsibilities increase as the holiday season approaches. After one more night working overtime, Elias and the workers decide to go out and have some beer. That is when new encounters and desires open up to his horizons.
- DirectorAaron Salles TorresStarsCatarina AbdallaFernando Alves PintoTiago D'AvilaInácio, a functional schizophrenic, is a doorman in a building in the South Zone of Rio. He ends up obsessing over one of the residents, making the relationship with his mother unsustainable.
- DirectorTristan AronovichStarsTristan AronovichCelina ChrispinTulio FerreiraZe (Joe) is just another typical invisible working class man in a big city. He is a quiet, lonely and simple man who works as a janitor at a residential building and also fixes wicker chairs and baskets. Not even the unexpected visit of Jandira, a distant cousin and a woman full of life, seems to have an impact on his routine of silence. However, after suffering a heart attack, Ze is informed by his doctors he only has about six months of life left. Now, both Ze and Jandira will question their values of love, happiness, life and eternity.
- DirectorFelipe ShollStarsKarine TelesTom KarabachianDenise FragaAfter a 43-year-old divorcee begins a relationship with a 17-year-old boy, they must face his parents' disagreement and fight for their relationship.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsGlória PiresPaulo MiklosAlessandra ColassantiIn São Paulo, the lonely forty and something year-old guitar teacher Baby lives a tedious life in a low middle-class apartment and is addicted in her only companion, the cigarettes. She has a constant friction with her two sisters, the executive Pop and the housewife Teca, because of the inheritance of the couch of their deceased Aunt Dinah. When the musician of a barbecue place Max moves to the next-door apartment, Baby has a crush on him. Sooner they have a love affair and Baby quits smoking with the support of a fellowship. However the insecure Baby feels jealous with the relationship of Max with his former woman Estelinha that keeps stalking him. One night, Baby follows Estelinha and when she leaves the building, Baby accidentally hits her; the hit-and-run Baby calls 911 but Estelinha dies. When the doorman Chico watches the tape of the surveillance camera, he hides the VHS tape from the police. Meanwhile Max moves to Baby's apartment and she lives a conflictive situation.
- DirectorJosé JoffilyStarsDébora FalabellaRoberto BomtempoGuy CamilleriPaco and Tonho are illegal Brazilian immigrants in New York. Shy Tonho dreams of being successful, but misses his family and Brazil. Pursued by Immigration Service and later arrested, he is about to be deported. Paco, a rapper and performer, indifferent to all except her career, dreams of hitting the top ten chart. The film shows the relationship of the couple in love mid hope, difficulties, and misencounters in a beautiful and violent metropolis.
- DirectorPedro von KrügerStarsMariana NunesAugusto MadeiraVinícius de OliveiraThe festive atmosphere of the first Sunday after the Carnival is soon disrupted when Penha's son goes missing. Certain that his disappearance can only be the work of the militia commanded by former police officer Quirino, an old dislike, Penha will soon find out the consequences of doing justice with her own hands. Meanwhile a young man disappears others get together attempting to fill their lives with the main reality in which they are inserted: the Quirino Project. What was once a day like any other, now carries many days within. Under the masks and fantasies of another day at the Baixada Fluminense hides the intense reality of families and neighbors living under the rules of the ever-growing Rio's militia.
- StarsJuliana PaesMarcos PalmeiraCarla DanielWitty and entertaining, every independent episode embraces all the diversity of Brazil, its women, and their life experiences.
- DirectorRoberto SantucciStarsFábio AssunçãoMalu MaderMaristane DreschAn apparently simple adultery case turns into an intricate and suspense-filled plot composed of numerous twists and turns, with a surprising ending. Dr. Rafidjian, a renowned physician, seeks out Dora Lobo's detective agency, wishing to locate call girl Ana Cíntia Lopes. The case soon finds its way into the hands of Remo Bellini and his new assistant Beatriz; but the client's brutal murder changes the course of the investigation, leading the two detectives into high-risk situations. Trying to solve the crime, they canvas the nightlife of São Paulo's underworld, where they meet Fátima, a mysterious prostitute who becomes involved with Bellini. Based on the book of the same title by the writer and musician Tony Bellotto, who is also the film's co-producer and co-composer of the soundtrack, along with Charles Gavin, fellow member of the rock band Titãs, and Andreas Kiesser, of Sepultura.
- DirectorDaniel FilhoStarsDébora FalabellaFábio AssunçãoGlória PiresLuísa is a romantic, dreamy and delicate young woman married to Jorge, an engineer, a man of good habits and good economic conditions. They didn't know each other well, but got married and Luísa was a good wife, "she was clean and happy as a bird". Everything get changed when she meets a childhood love, her cousin Basílio. What seemed to be a great adventure will became a nightmare and Luísa will discover the price of her infidelity.
- StarsZilka SalaberryAndré ValliJacyra SampaioAt a small house, there at the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch, live an intelligent and tender granny, Miss Benta, the cook Aunt Nastácia, the two cousins Lucia "Little Nose" and Pete. With them, a wise living toy made of maize named Viscount of Corncob by the kids, and Lucia's talkative living rag doll, the smart, rough and somehow magical Emilia, which possesses an immeasurable power of bringing imagination to real only by "pretending". The kids are entertained not only by Benta's fairy tales, but also by her intense knowledge of the world. The farm is surrounded by a pristine jungle inhabited by creatures beyond the imagination - the frightening ones such as the Headless Mule, the Werewolf, or the Will-o'-the-wisp; the naturally correct ones such as the Curupira and Iara, a river nymph - or "mere" ones such as hungry jaguars and hostile wasps (the only ones the brave and bold Pete actually fears). The forest is also home for the demonic, reptilian witch Cuca and her "cousin" Saci-Pererê, a mulatto boy-like, one-legged figure that enjoys playing pranks particularly on Aunt Barnabé, the farm's closest and sympathetic neighbor. The ranch itself is populated by uncommon, talking animals such a reader Donkey, a docile and tender rhino named Quindim and the greedy, lazy and fat pig Short-Tail, who also happens to be Emilia's "husband". The nearby stream is an actual hidden gateway for a wondrous underwater kingdom to which Lucia creates a bond, particularly to its fish king, the Scaly Prince. In this universe of fantasy and learning, Lucia, Pete, the corny Viscount and Emilia explore different worlds such as Neverland, the Fables Country, the Ancient Greece and even the Moon, traveling by using a magic and powerful powder known as Pirlimpimpim.
- StarsFiorella MattheisLourinelson VladmirMilhem CortazMika (Fiorella Mattheis) is a stripper who tries to rebuild her life after a troubled and mysterious past. She started working in the bustling Rua Augusta, in São Paulo, where she is a dancer in Love Nightclub and has fun in the nightclub Hell. In one of these nights, the fate of the young woman crosses with that of the son of a powerful businessman, which changes his life forever.
- DirectorBreno SilveiraStarsThiago MartinsVitória FrateRocco PitangaA poor young man has to deal with his feelings for a rich girl and the difficulties of this relationship.
- DirectorNeville de AlmeidaStarsBruna LinzmeyerJohnny MassaroChay SuedeA group of playboys organize the last party of the year in a slum before the change in weather.
- DirectorTomas PortellaStarsCleoFabrício BoliveiraThiago MartinsA group of honest police is sent to a country town to solve the problem of high crime. Soon they solve the problem while newcomer Francis (Cléo Pires) must overcome their limits to prove that it has value. They are acclaimed by public opinion. But before long the application of the force of the law begins to annoy everyone and the true enemy is revealed. Is our society is prepared for an honest cop?
- DirectorPaxton WintersStarsBukassa KabengeleCassia GilDébora NascimentoTati, an introspective 13 year old girl struggles to connect with her estranged father, Jaca, after he is released from prison in the turbulent wake of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.
- DirectorCarolina MarkowiczStarsMaeve JinkingsCésar BordónRômulo BragaA family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch is offered a diabolical deal: to put their elder to rest and host an Argentinian drug kingpin in need of a place to hide.
- CreatorNatalia KleinStarsNatalia KleinJuliana GuimarãesLucas OradovschiNatalia é uma jovem que acha dilemas nos mínimos aspectos da sua vida. Qualquer que seja a situação do dia, sua reação não é normal. Por isso, ela decide procurar tratamento com uma psicanalista, a Dra. Frida. As consultas servem para que a personagem revele seus problemas pessoais e sociais. A proposta da série é parecida com As Confissões de Penélope, estrelada por Eva Wilma em 1969. Nessa atual versão, Natália é solteira, tendo ao seu lado dois melhores amigos que tentam ajudá-la. No elenco também estão Juliana Guimarães, Carol Portes e Raoni Seixas
- StarsVinícius NascimentoNanda CostaLetícia ColinIn the 1930s, two sisters separated by destiny face prejudice and sexism: one from the big city's high society, the other from a group of renegades in the back country. Emilia is romantic and marries a rich young man who is full of secrets. Luiza, of a wilder nature, falls in love with an outlaw who provokes mixed feelings in her. In this feminine and intimate epic, the sisters know they only have each other and both will surprisingly leave their marks in the world.
- DirectorBeto BrantStarsMarco RiccaAlexandre BorgesPaulo MiklosTwo businessmen hire a hitman to kill their third partner and are then blackmailed by the hitman as he takes over their company.
- DirectorAndré KlotzelStarsAna Lúcia TorreGermano HaiutSelton MelloElvira's blender tells her story with her husband, Onofre, who's gone missing, and makes reflections about life.
- DirectorJosé Henrique FonsecaStarsMurilo BenícioCláudia AbreuNatália LageMaiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
- StarsRegina CaséCláudia RaiaMarco NaniniBrazilian sketch comedy show, parodying contemporary culture, TV shows and politics in a no-nonsense and oftentimes politically incorrect humor, performed by a cast of 10 repertory members.
- DirectorJosé JoffilyStarsDavid RascheCristina LagoIrandhir SantosBefore his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating situations. Blinded by prejudice, Marshall ends up causing the death of a young Brazilian. After a period in prison, Marshall goes to Brazil, deadly ill and in a desperate search in order to purge his guilt. In his quest, he is guided by Bia, a young prostitute.
- DirectorSandra WerneckStarsNanda CostaAmanda DinizKika FariasJessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and find in prostitution a way to survive and satisfy their consumer desires. However, even faced with the trials of absolute uncertainty and lack of hope, Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane insist on loving, having fun and planning their future.